Herman Melville’s enigmatic Antebellum novella about a clerk who refuses to work has fascinated generations of readers, including, most recently, architects
Right to refuse: Bartleby, the Scrivener
Author Archives: Kristina Rapacki
Editorial: hard work
In the February issue, the AR demands more for workers
Editorial: make yourself at home
The December/January issue looks at houses, dreams and asks: what can a house be?
A cork jigsaw: AR Emerging trophies 2022
London-based designer Elliot Lunn has created the AR Emerging 2022 trophies from cork using a combination of digital processes and hand finishes
Editorial: notes to self
The AR Emerging issue celebrates the practices shortlisted for the AR Emerging awards 2022, the voices of students, and those working collectively to redefine architectural practice
A place in the sun: The Energy Show at Het Nieuwe Instituut
An exhibition accompanying the inaugural Solar Biennale offers a fascinating display of solar design past and present, but stops short of examining the technology’s environmental challenges in depth
Editorial: power sources
The AR October issue reveals the energy embodied in buildings and places, and looks to a future beyond our current carbon economy and reliance on fossil fuels
Editorial: beyond the classroom
The AR September issue examines alternative sites for education, as well as the economic forces and power dynamics that rule traditional academic institutions
Editorial: the monolithic ‘public’
The AR July/August issue examines public space; questioning its authenticity and seeking its true beneficiaries. We celebrate the commended projects of the inaugural AR Public awards, which carve new hope into our contested landscape
Campus hub in Paris-Saclay, France by Studio Muoto
Studio Muoto’s building in Paris‑Saclay is a porous stack of different programmes for the university’s student population
